Ernie Moran

Ernie Moran was an Irish businessman and Sinn Fein member who owned a quarry company in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Moran was influential on both sides of the Atlantic, as he was responsible for beginning the trade of guns and liquor between Sinn Fein and Atlantic County Treasurer Enoch Thompson.

Biography
Ernie Moran was born in Ireland, and he became the owner of a quarry firm in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Moran had business connections on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and he decided to travel to Ireland to fight for the Irish Republican Army against the United Kingdom in 1919. Moran returned to the United States and invested in Atlantic County Treasurer Enoch Thompson's plan to build roads towards Atlantic City, bribing Thompson to ensure that he was the man with the road paving contract. Moran also introduced him to Sinn Fein fundraiser John McGarrigle with the goal of starting a trade of services between the two men; Sinn Fein would gain weapons, while Thompson would gain Irish liquor. Moran was one of the few powerful Atlantic City figures to remain loyal to Thompson during Jimmy Darmody's failed coup.